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FALMOUTH — Police are asking residents to remove valuables from their cars and make sure their parked vehicles are locked after a string of car burglaries and several car thefts. Vehicles in the Flats, the Foreside, and in the Blackstrap Road area have been targets, and police said a...

Just before noon on opening day last Sunday in Cumberland, the midway is all folks and food at the Cumberland County Fair. Summer-like weather welcomed people to the 140th annual celebration, which continues through Saturday, Oct. 1.

PORTLAND — The Frannie Peabody Center announced last week that it has won a $930,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to improve housing and services for those living with HIV/AIDS. The grant will be used to provide 44 people with housing and 26 with su...

Third in a weekly series on where Portland's mayoral candidates stand on issues facing the city. PORTLAND — It may be a city of about 65,000 residents, but Portland can seem smaller at times because of its many distinct geographic neighborhoods. Besides Peaks, Cliff, ...

PORTLAND — Island communities on Nov. 8 will elect three people to the Casco Bay Island Transit District Board of Directors. Two candidates hope to represent Great Diamond Island: Kathleen Hoffner, of Pleasant Cove Lane, and Roger Robinson, of Crescent Avenue. The Great Diamon...

PORTLAND — Voters on Nov. 8 will choose between a construction contractor and an environmental watchdog for an open seat on the Portland Water District Board of Trustees. The five-year seat is currently held by David Margolis-Pineo, who is not seeking re-election. The district... 2

FALMOUTH — Homes and businesses throughout the region will be open for anyone to stroll through on Saturday, Oct. 1, all in the name of green energy. "This isn't a house-beautiful tour, this is about energy," said Falmouth resident Claudia King, who is also chairwoman of the town's r...

CAPE ELIZABETH — Some lucky people discover a passion in life that feeds the soul. Meghan Mette avidly pursues two such passions, Irish fiddle music and marine biology, and she’s only 18 years old. Moreover, she’s making the world a better place in the process. Met...